Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-02
Selling Pools ON the Races.
EpwARD JONES HELD TO BAIL on CHARGES on
VIOLATING THE GAMING LAWS.


selling Pools ON tine Races.
EDwARD JONES HELD TO BAIL on CHARGES or
VIOLATING THE GAMING LAWS.
Tnis morning Edward Jones, indicted for vfolat-
Ing the act OF Congress In reference TO gaming by
keeping pool t,ble, appeared in the Criminal
| Court and gave bail In 81 ,O0o-Mr. John T. Tally
surety. The indictment charges that defendant,
on the 18th OF october, set up a device and con-
| trivance at which money was bet and wagerei,
SAID device consisting OF blackboard having the
announcements VI horse Faces about 10 he run In
DIVERS parts of the United States on which there
were divers figures, indicating that defendant was
then ready and wiling bet on the result OF suca
races The second count charges that by the In
yltatIen and pro ;urement or defendant divers per
sons cohgreg ated here for the purpose OF pettsug
me Third eouat Charges that gaming taoIe ws.a
Was set up IN a builIlns the corner VI PennSyl-
wanna avenue ana Sth street.
BKoUGHT AS A TEST CASE.
In bringing tubs case TO the attention OF the court
the police renew their efforts TO break up the se-
Ing OF pools on the races About year ugo when
Major Walker Was chief OF poce a case similar to
tuIs one was taken 10 the Police Court, where Mr..
A. b. williams appeared Tor the DEFENDANTS aud
admitted The facts After Considering TIE case
some days Judge shell delivered has decision sus-
tanning the view "a lie supreme Court OF Mary Hand
In similar case, dIsinioslng the charge. Ihe
ponce, however, we're not satisfied to have The
question settled by Judge suell, and IN order 70
get decision OF the Supreme Court OF the Distract
Lnls present Indictment WAS obtained.
Four Divorces Granted.
Judge Merrck to-day made decree OF divorce
In the case OF j. j. Beicaer sgt. Michael Belcher
They were married In Baltimore February g. 1885,
and she charges that he deserted her February Is
| 1885, saying the marriage having been snlemnIzed
by Protestant minister was no marriage.
Inc same Judge granted 4 decree vi divorce in
the case Vi mary IA. Duncan az inst JAS. NJ. Dun
can. This couple were married In Iarryuown n.
u, In Octouer, 1865, and Sue charges Inat trpss
January /, 1879 lie has Deen almos, coutlnudQslY
drunk and created ner with great cruelty, ytd
January 49, lSs2, she was competed 70 k6se
him. 80
He made decision In the case OF Regina I,
Brown against Edward 4. Brown they We're mar
DcceiAoei ~, IDOL, nave daus hler,
and sae charges That ne Treated her with cruelty
turning her out OF ner house, and then he CON-
niIted adultery.
Also a similar decree In the case Of Lora IL. @.
Feete agI nos ii. 3. Feete. They We're married
Ia Adams Co, Pa, Aprii, 1865, and she Garages
desertlon July 10, lssL
District Government Affairs.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The contract for importing q street. between
Valley and 32d streets northwest. has been
awarded TO the Barker Asphalt Paving Company.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwistle as follows
To erect-northwest sectlon-L. &. hcng.a, brick
dwelling. No. 3ois \ street; $500. Geo. s.
avenue; $4,000 Southwest secIion-EdWarI
Temple, fourteen brick dwellings, Nos 400 20 4ss
Delaware avenue: slo9Oo To repair-northwesr
secti0n-E T. JACKSON, house on 18Th and Oulo
avenue; $1,000 Mrs. V. Taylor, No. 1919 7LA
st. eet; 500.
NIsCELLAxRors
The Commissioners have ordered that the surken
canal boat which obstructs the channel OF James
Greek canal be removed at expense not TO ex.
coed sl5o, payable out OF the appropriation for
capt. Eugene Grimm has recommended TO the
Commissioners that they instruct the police depart
ment TO prevent the building OF fires ON the asphalt
and coai-tar roadway pavemenJs.
The commissioners have refused to grant Geo.
Eglon OF No. 200 Sd street southeast, Incense to
Cassius W. Hore has been appointed physician 10
the peor, vice X. 7. holden, resigned.
Lowe Donohue filed bi In equity against James
w. Curtis 70 compel him TO carry out a contract.
They aliege that on october the defendant
agreed 70 sell them lot, Is by 30 feet, known as
premises No. eco street northeast for ST. $50 ana
they paid him % cents 20 6ind the bargain pend
OF the end OF fifteen days he returned the IS cents
with o line that the sale was on.
Merrick. In the Equity Court made a decree OF d.
vorce In the case OF Abraham Kroon against Sarah
Kroen, They were married In Washington County,
No., Christmas day, 1850 and he charges that she
Is possessed OF an ungoyernable temper, which
made bis LIE with her hell on earth; that she
hum to leave his home. he states further that he
taarant business IA West washington, and az his
she had not improved In temper. and November
8 she deserted and abandoned him. carrying on
some OF his effects from this city and also from
Washington County. Nd, and taking them with
AMONG nm PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Gen sheridan, Mr.. Shiro Akabane, charge daft
faires, and Mr. stevens counsellor Of the japanese
leIation: senators Doiph and Cali, Representa-
tives Holman and Herbert and Controller Tren-
holm
TEE CONTEST roR TEE DookEEErfRp PLAcG-
There are I'VE candidates II Is stated In TIE neld
for the place OF doorkceper OF the House-Nessrs
Donaldson. Hurt, Barnett, Wheeler. and Reeder.
Friends OF Capt keedcr take issue with the state
meat In TuR STAR that Mr. Hurt 10 the most
fOemidable Sival Of Mr. Donasons - they oelikevo
Capt. Resder has that distinction.
Tn rortowmo CHANGES in the personnel Of the
Asaatac squadron have been made by Rear Admiral
Chandlers ?. Asst Engineer h Herw1g from the
K. Bnftop from The Essex to the Paios; Enngn w.
e 6hoomiker, from the Brooklyn 20 The Palos; En-
| ,XRn q. w, Brown, nom the Essex TO the pAlus:
| lruG Z. q lason nom the Brooklyn 70 the n
81: lieut. W. n. eOutheriand, from The Aonocacy
| 70 che Brookiyn e nag Lentenznt .
pos AmagFAwf socx.TAEY % 0FAfa-lt y ~.
poetpd snas NE position of F1rst Assistant eecr-
tsry q seste has been rendered 70 Z Boyd Faux.
uer. of Martansburg, ". Va, and that he has the
oNcf un6er serious conkaderatton- The report can.
not b connrned a. the STATE Department. nor y Is
Cosascsuu sArfuxsrAEz, Of Boston, IN waning
eua shis aftsenoon cor New Yerk.